FSEHS Recognizes Future Educators on FBI-SOS Team at Seattle High School

From left: Daryl Hulce, the Common Knowledge Scholarship Foundation at the Fischler School; students Alesha Goddard, Heidy Woods, Kate Fox and Derek Hahn, the 2008-2009 Washington State FCCLA President; Kathy Hahn, teacher; and H. Wells Singleton, education provost and university dean.

Education Provost and University Dean of the Fischler School of Education and Human Services H. Wells Singleton, Ph.D., recently hosted representatives from the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) organization from the Lake Stevens High School FBI-SOS Team. The group, comprised of four high school students and their teachers from the Seattle area, local FBI Special Agent Jim Lewis, and Daryl Hulce of the Common Knowledge Scholarship Foundation at FSEHS, met with Fischler School administrators in the Provost’s Board Room where they were presented with a special recognition, a breakfast reception, and a Fischler gift bag. Present from the Fischler School were Tara Saltzman, Ph.D., executive dean of strategic initiatives; Kimberly Durham, Psy.D., executive dean for administration and human services; Jamie Manburg, Ed.D., dean of undergraduate teacher education; Steve Thompson, Ph.D., director, Office of Information and Communication; and Ron Cugno, Ed.D., doctoral enrollment counselor.

The students are future teachers who have created lesson plans addressing Internet safety as a portion of the FBI’s Safe Online Surfing (http://www.fbi-sos.org/) program for middle and senior high schools in their area. All of the students have successfully completed the Careers in Education course, a teacher preparation class.

Inspired by Judge Milian of The People's Court, who taped a public service announcement for the FBI-SOS program, teacher and mentor Kathy Hahn contacted NSU Fischler about using the program with her high school students. During the course of this past school year, three of the schools where these students delivered the program won the National FBI-SOS trophy. The Seattle FBI awarded the teacher and these high school students for their effort.

Following the meeting with Dr. Singleton, the group toured the Miami FBI office where they were offered an introduction to the Crimes Against Children office by Mr. Solomon, the special agent in charge.